A Pilgrim in and out?

May sound odd to many

True, a Cannon Ball moment made him one,

The pilgrim who travelled ubiquitously

Miles, yes, on rough path,

Innermost and external,

Ambled hills and valleys, oceans and streams

Marched on murky and grimy path

Sat in a cave on contemplation

Enduring fasting and begging

Praying and yearning, gawking and yielding

To the surpassing power of the Spirit

Like a pupil, taught by the Master

Renewed in his inward-journey,

Oh! he gazed at the unfathomable realm of life

The stars and heavens glittered in his inner eyes!

Erudite that God is dynamic,

He altered on his journey

Conquered the mighty vanity,

Abandoned the old, assumed the new

Flogged on the ego

Cleansed the guiltiness

Vowed to follow His path in ‘Magis’

Finding God in all things.

Serving all for Him, not counting the cost,

‘Cura Personalis’ as his ways!

The Pilgrim sauntered from self to God,

This world to the Other World…

Yes, a voyage from Inigo to Ignatius…

One from vanity to humility

From dimness to brightness

From the old to new;

A new man, a new world

A new mission…AMDG!

Yes, From his view to His vision,

Through his inward and outward journey,

Both at a time…

For a worthy life for God and all!

Sunny Jacob SJ